A timely article from The Financial Times outlines an analysis of the ever-widening gap that remains between the number of investors that roll the dice on male-founded companies versus female-founded companies. The exposé by Kate Bassett, entitled, “Female founders seek remedies to lack of backers,”
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For those not up to speed on understanding the relevance and importance of practicing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this teaching guide provided by the United Nations gives an excellent introduction and historical background on SDGs.
Key questions along with primary resources are provided to facilitate comprehension and engage people critically and clearly analyze the progress that has been made regarding this topic on a micro level.
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wegg® Virtual Cafe
1st Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00PM CT
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“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
-Alice Walker
March marks the beginning of Women’s History Month, and this Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 is International Women’s Day. Both of these annual periods of recognition commemorate the significant influence and impact that women have had on our global society and honor the strides that women and girls will take as the future unfolds.
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“Realizing a World Where Good Nutrition is Also Good Global Business” is the theme for our latest How She Went Global podcast, episode #24, with Julie Meyer, Founder and Co-CEO, Eat Well Global, a communication and consulting firm whose mission is to empower global change agents in food and nutrition.
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As a wegg® Board Member, Hinrich Foundation Research Fellow, and Founder and CEO of Nextrade Group, Kati Suominen holds key insight into the ebbs, flows, and effects of global e-commerce. She recently published a report with the Hinrich Foundation entitled, “The Last Mile: How technology helps and hinders the toughest leg of global commerce.”
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According to Camille Richardson, deputy assistant secretary, Office of Middle East and Africa, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (ITA), while exporting requires resolve and hard work, ITA can be a helpful resource in planning and executing your export strategy in international markets. The ITA has recently been coordinating with women-led businesses in the United States to understand how best to support their recovery efforts from COVID-19,
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wegg® Virtual Cafe
1st Tuesday of every month from 4:00-5:00PM CT
Join: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/746553873
Meeting ID: 746-553-873
Purpose: For anyone who wants to share stories and ideas with one another about dealing with business issues.
Come as you are.
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“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”
-Wilma Rudolph, U.S. track and field athlete
Happy Black History Month 2023 from all of us here at wegg®!
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Feel free to nominate yourself (be bold!) or someone else who is worthy of this prestigious award. Deadline is 1/31/23. Learn more and submit your nomination here.
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